(2025) CLU 5 / 09 Dec 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2025) - When may a further affidavit be filed? Recent case law has significantly clarified the circumstances in which a party may adduce a further affidavit containing supporting evidence or new grounds for the remedy sought. This issue of the CLU looks at the considerations of the court in...
(2025) CLU 5 / 02 Dec 2025 Civil Litigation Update (Nov 2025) - When may a further affidavit be filed? Recent case law has significantly clarified the circumstances in which a party may adduce a further affidavit containing supporting evidence or new grounds for the remedy sought. This issue of the CLU looks at the considerations of the court in...
Allen & Gledhill / 24 Feb 2026 MAS consults on proposed changes to share financing requirements The proposal aims to support investor participation and market vibrancy while maintaining appropriate safeguards against excessive speculation, and aligns with existing risk management practices and requirements in other jurisdictions.
Singapore Academy of Law / 19 Feb 2026 [SAcLJ] Singapore Academy of Law Annual Lecture 2025 – “Judicial Independence in the Federalist System: Constitutional Judicial Review on the Powers of Federal Parliament and State Legislatures” This piece showcases the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Lecture 2025, where former Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat examines judicial independence and constitutional supremacy in the Malaysia context of federalism.
Allen & Gledhill / 12 Feb 2026 EMA announces enhanced safeguards for residential electricity contracts with auto-renewal This follows feedback to the Energy Market Authority that some residential consumers had missed the retailers’ notifications of upcoming auto-renewal. Some also only realised that their contracts had been auto-renewed after the 30-day...
Allen & Gledhill / 11 Feb 2026 Public Sector (Governance) (Amendment) Bill allowing public sector agencies to share data with external partners passed in Parliament The Bill introduces amendments to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 to enable public sector agencies to use data more effectively to benefit Singaporeans.
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 09 Feb 2026 Singapore's framework for agentic AI systems: Governing the next wave of AI On 22 January 2026, Singapore introduced the Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; marking one of the first comprehensive policy responses worldwide to this emerging technology.
Rajah & Tann / 23 Feb 2026 Security that sticks: Singapore's pro arbitration approach to enforcing an award against an arrested ship The decision of "Yangtze Harmony" [2026] SGHC 3 exemplifies the Singapore courts' consistently pragmatic and pro-arbitration approach to the enforcement of awards. This article examines the court’s reasoning as well as its...
Singapore Academy of Law / 16 Feb 2026 [SAcLJ] Marriage, Spouses and Assets by Leong Wai Kum [Book Review] This review evaluates Prof Leong Wai Kum’s comprehensive treatment of Singapore’s family-law framework, highlighting her seamless integration of doctrinal and procedural analysis and the book's significance for unpacking...
Harry Elias Partnership LLP / 12 Feb 2026 Freeze! Don’t move (your assets)! This legal update examines 3 novel points of law arising from the High Court’s decision in which a Mareva injunction was obtained, restraining assets of up to S$7.56 million in a matrimonial dispute.
Drew & Napier LLC / 09 Feb 2026 Affirmation of implied term of mutual trust and confidence: Prashant Mudgal v SAP Asia Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 15 The Singapore High Court has robustly affirmed the existence of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence (“ITMTC”) following questions raised by appellate courts in the last decade. The court considered the ITMTC to be a...
Drew & Napier LLC / 05 Feb 2026 Consent and signatures in the fog: Proving mental capacity in LPA execution: XKG v XKF [2025] SGHCF 66 XKG v XKF [2025] SGHCF 66 is an appeal heard by the High Court concerning the validity of a Lasting Power of Attorney made by an elderly lady when she was suffering from moderate dementia. This case update discusses the legal test on the mental...
Rajah & Tann / 24 Feb 2026 Reflecting on Singapore’s 2025 Climate Policy Package: Reshaping rules for value creation, capital access & competitiveness This article distills formative developments on Singapore’s climate policy in 2025 and provides actionable recommendations for Singapore businesses and investors.
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 23 Feb 2026 Singapore's property investment rebound: Implications for commercial real estate investors in 2026 Singapore's property investment market recorded a strong rebound in 2025, with total transaction volumes reaching approximately S$40 billion, the highest level in nearly a decade. This article examines the underlying composition of deals,...
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 10 Feb 2026 Strengthening corporate defences against corruption in Singapore: Practical takeaways As Singapore continues to strengthen its enforcement posture, corruption risk has become an increasingly central concern for boards, senior management and in-house legal teams.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 05 Feb 2026 Singapore’s simplified insolvency programme 2.0: From pandemic measure to permanent architecture The revamped iteration marks a clear transition from what began as emergency relief has now been absorbed into the core design of Singapore’s insolvency system for small and relatively straightforward cases.
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 28 Jan 2026 Strategic cross-border enforcement in Asia With continuing uncertainty in global markets arising from trade tariffs and shifting geopolitics, many businesses are reinforcing their commercial ties with Asia.
Singapore Mediation Centre / 25 Feb 2026 [Asian JM]: Dialogue, justice and dispute resolution: Mediation as a key pillar of development accountability This is the pre-delivered text of the Singapore Mediation Lecture 2025 given by Dr Orsolya Székely, Head of the World Bank Accountability Mechanism Dispute Resolution Service, on 28 August 2025. A complimentary copy of the [2025] Asian JM is...
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 20 Feb 2026 Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds: What the Swiss Court decision means for investors For investors affected by the write-down, the decision marks an important inflection point not because it reverses the outcome, but because it casts doubt on the legal basis for how the decision was made. That development has immediate...
Allen & Gledhill / 20 Feb 2026 UK and Singapore launch new regulatory corridor to speed up access to breakthrough health technologies The aim of the partnership is to speed up patient access to breakthrough therapies in high impact areas such as cancer, dementia, obesity, rare diseases, and advanced diagnostics, without compromising on safety, while strengthening both...
Allen & Gledhill / 19 Feb 2026 Singapore’s new sustainable aviation fuel levy and fund, and their implications for airlines, banks, and lessors The key amendments include the imposition of a new sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) levy with respect to passengers, cargo, and/or flights departing from Singapore and the establishment of a new SAF Fund.
Allen & Gledhill / 16 Feb 2026 EU-Singapore Digital Partnership enters new phase of cooperation The partnership is an overarching framework for digital cooperation between the EU and Singapore, and focusses on a broader range of areas including AI, online safety and scams and cross-border data flows.
Singapore Mediation Centre / 25 Feb 2026 [Asian JM]: Dialogue, justice and dispute resolution: Mediation as a key pillar of development accountability
Rajah & Tann / 24 Feb 2026 Reflecting on Singapore’s 2025 Climate Policy Package: Reshaping rules for value creation, capital access & competitiveness
Rajah & Tann / 23 Feb 2026 Security that sticks: Singapore's pro arbitration approach to enforcing an award against an arrested ship
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 23 Feb 2026 Singapore's property investment rebound: Implications for commercial real estate investors in 2026
Withers KhattarWong LLP / 20 Feb 2026 Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds: What the Swiss Court decision means for investors
Allen & Gledhill / 20 Feb 2026 UK and Singapore launch new regulatory corridor to speed up access to breakthrough health technologies
Allen & Gledhill / 19 Feb 2026 Singapore’s new sustainable aviation fuel levy and fund, and their implications for airlines, banks, and lessors
Singapore Academy of Law / 19 Feb 2026 [SAcLJ] Singapore Academy of Law Annual Lecture 2025 – “Judicial Independence in the Federalist System: Constitutional Judicial Review on the Powers of Federal Parliament and State Legislatures”
Singapore Academy of Law / 16 Feb 2026 [SAcLJ] Marriage, Spouses and Assets by Leong Wai Kum [Book Review]